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Matt Arnold made sure the newspaper looked great and read straight

Truly had ink in his veins


McGuffey School closed today

McGuffey School closed today Youngstown William Holmes McGuffey Elementary School in Youngstown


TRUMBULL COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Docket Sam Lamancusa v. John T. Carter, tax foreclosure. Sam


Hot, dry summer bringing fewer cases of Lyme disease

Associated Press New England’s hot summer might be helping keep the ticks that carry Lyme disease


Animal celeb Jack Hanna celebrates 40 years at Columbus Zoo

The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS As he chatted with the desk clerk working the hotel graveyard


Ohio misses Sept. 8 deadline for medical marijuana program

Associated Press COLUMBUS While Ohio blew past the deadline Saturday for rolling out its medical


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Denise and John Gulu, Campbell, boy, Sept. 8. Melanie


‘Cincy Strong’ T-shirts to benefit shooting victims and police

‘Cincy Strong’ T-shirts to benefit shooting victims and police CINCINNATI A local T-shirt


Flight 93 chime tower is an ‘everlasting concert by heroes’

Associated Press SHANKSVILLE, Pa. The heroism of airline passengers and crew who died when


Despite Trump tweet, Ford says it won’t make hatchback in US

Associated Press WASHINGTON Ford won’t be moving production of a hatchback wagon to the United


PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY

PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY At a glance Representatives with the William McKinley Memorial


Pence: I’m confident no one on my staff wrote NYT column

Associated Press WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence says he’s “100 percent confident” that no


Florence speeds up, threatens Southeast

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Florence churned across the


Heavy rains bring floods to parts of Valley

Staff report VIENNA Heavy rains all day Sunday and this morning have caused sporadic flooding


‘Offshore no more,’ protesters tell Trump

Attendees lambasted Trump for promoting his recent campaign slogan, “Promises Made, Promises Kept,” by contending that contrary to his promise to punish companies that outsource jobs, he has awarded nearly $52 billion in federal contracts to corporations that have off-shored more than 13,000 jobs since he took office.


State report cards are coming this week

Youngstown City Schools CEO Krish Mohip said he doesn’t anticipate dramatic improvement in letter grades but hopes to see improvement in student growth.


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OCCHA’s Latino food fest highlights Hispanic flavors, culture

The celebration featured international dishes and desserts from six countries and more broadly represented the 22 Spanish-speaking countries in the world.


“Y Are You Running?” 5K run/walk

The “Y Are You Running?” 5K run/walk for charity, hosted by the Youngstown State University Honors College, will be Sept. 30


Top events in Ohio for the fall

Staff report For many Ohioans, fall is the best season of the year, with warm clear days,


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Levin Furniture achieves long-held goal of tapping into Mahoning Valley market

“We’re so excited to finally be in this market,” said Levin Furniture executive Chris Pelcher.